James Cole (racing driver)

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James Cole
Cole in 2014
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1988-08-16) 16 August 1988 (age 35)
Southport (England)
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season2013
Current teamTeam Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher
Car number20
Former teamsRCIB Insurance Racing, United Autosports, Adrian Flux Subaru Racing
Starts145
Wins1
Poles1
Fastest laps2
Best finish16th in 2017
Previous series
2011
2010
2009
2008–09
2007		FIA Formula Two Championship
British Formula 3
Formula BMW Pacific
British Formula Ford
BRSCC North West Formula Ford
Championship titles
2009
2007		British Formula Ford
BRSCC North West Formula Ford

James Cole (born 16 August 1988) is a British racing driver from Southport, Merseyside. He made his British Touring Car Championship debut in 2013.

Career[edit]

Formula Ford[edit]

Cole began his racing career in 2007, taking part in BRSCC North West Formula Ford. He won this regional championship,[1] and in 2008 moved to the main British Formula Ford Championship. He finished tenth. He continued another year in the series, and won the 2009 championship,[2] taking seven wins and fifteen podiums in the twenty-four races.

He was nominated for the 2009 McLaren Autosport BRDC Award.

British Formula 3[edit]

He changed series to the British Formula 3 National Class for the 2010 season,[3] driving for T-Sport alongside Alex Brundle and Menasheh Idafar. He finished second in the class.

Formula Two[edit]

He moved to Formula Two for the start of the 2011 season[4] with British Formula 3 teammate Brundle.

British Touring Car Championship[edit]

Tony Gilham Racing (2013)[edit]

Cole driving the Team HARD Vauxhall Insignia at Oulton Park during the 2013 British Touring Car Championship season.

After a year out of racing, Cole joined Team HARD. for the 2013 British Touring Car Championship season to drive an NGTC Vauxhall Insignia.[5] He was allowed to drive the car for the first time on the Friday before the Brands Hatch round to shake down the car.[6] In July 2013, Cole announced he had left Team HARD. to focus on securing a drive for 2014.[7]

United Autosports (2014–)[edit]

For the 2014 British Touring Car Championship season, Cole joined United Autosports who will be making their debut in the series.[8]

Racing record[edit]

Cole, at the Knockhill round of the 2017 British Touring Car Championship.

Career summary[edit]

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2006 Formula Ford Festival – Kent class MedinaSport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 17th
2007 BRSCC North West Formula Ford MedinaSport ? ? ? ? ? 178 1st
Formula Ford 1600 Walter Hayes Trophy MedinaSport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 17th
Formula Ford Festival – Kent class MedinaSport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
2008 British Formula Ford Championship Jamun Racing 24 0 0 0 0 267 10th
Formula Ford Festival – Duratec – Pre finals 2 0 0 1 1 N/A N/A
Formula Ford Festival – Duratec class 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
2009 British Formula Ford Championship Jamun Racing 24 7 5 6 15 597 1st
Formula Ford Festival – Duratec – Pre finals 2 1 0 0 2 N/A N/A
Formula Ford Festival – Duratec class 1 0 0 1 1 N/A 3rd
Formula BMW Pacific Eurasia Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2010 British Formula 3 Championship - National Class T-Sport 30 11 5 7 29 418 2nd
2011 FIA Formula Two Championship MotorSport Vision 16 0 0 0 0 6 20th
2013 British Touring Car Championship RCIB Insurance Racing 15 0 0 0 0 11 21st
2014 British Touring Car Championship United Autosports 30 0 0 1 0 5 26th
2015 British Touring Car Championship Motorbase Performance 15 0 0 0 0 32 19th
2016 British Touring Car Championship Silverline Subaru BMR Racing 27 0 0 1 0 15 25th
2017 British Touring Car Championship Adrian Flux Subaru Racing 30 1 1 0 1 79 16th
2018 British Touring Car Championship Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher 30 0 0 0 0 67 21st

† As Cole was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results[edit]

(key)

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points
2011 SIL
1
15 		SIL
2
13 		MAG
1
18 		MAG
2
17 		SPA
1
16 		SPA
2
16 		NÜR
1
18 		NÜR
2
14 		BRH
1
8 		BRH
2
12 		RBR
1
9 		RBR
2
18 		MON
1
14 		MON
2
15 		CAT
1
14 		CAT
2
15 		20th 6

Complete British Touring Car Championship results[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races; * signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Pos Pts
2013 RCIB Insurance Racing Vauxhall Insignia BRH
1
Ret 		BRH
2
13 		BRH
3
Ret 		DON
1
22 		DON
2
18 		DON
3
17 		THR
1
17 		THR
2
14 		THR
3
14 		OUL
1
18 		OUL
2
17 		OUL
3
13 		CRO
1
NC 		CRO
2
Ret 		CRO
3
15 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		SNE
3 		KNO
1 		KNO
2 		KNO
3 		ROC
1 		ROC
2 		ROC
3 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		SIL
3 		BRH
1 		BRH
2 		BRH
3 		21st 11
2014 United Autosports Toyota Avensis BRH
1
Ret 		BRH
2
17 		BRH
3
14 		DON
1
27 		DON
2
Ret 		DON
3
DNS 		THR
1
Ret 		THR
2
20 		THR
3
Ret 		OUL
1
19 		OUL
2
15 		OUL
3
20 		CRO
1
21 		CRO
2
18 		CRO
3
15 		SNE
1
22 		SNE
2
20 		SNE
3
25 		KNO
1
Ret 		KNO
2
25 		KNO
3
22 		ROC
1
Ret 		ROC
2
23 		ROC
3
Ret 		SIL
1
19 		SIL
2
19 		SIL
3
Ret 		BRH
1
Ret 		BRH
2
Ret 		BRH
3
19 		26th 5
2015 Motorbase Performance Ford Focus ST BRH
1 		BRH
2 		BRH
3 		DON
1 		DON
2 		DON
3 		THR
1 		THR
2 		THR
3 		OUL
1 		OUL
2 		OUL
3 		CRO
1 		CRO
2 		CRO
3 		SNE
1
21 		SNE
2
11 		SNE
3
Ret 		KNO
1
17 		KNO
2
17 		KNO
3
20 		ROC
1
11 		ROC
2
17 		ROC
3
15 		SIL
1
17 		SIL
2
10 		SIL
3
9 		BRH
1
12 		BRH
2
12 		BRH
3
18 		19th 32
2016 Silverline Subaru BMR Racing Subaru Levorg GT BRH
1
25 		BRH
2
19 		BRH
3
18 		DON
1
Ret 		DON
2
DNS 		DON
3
DNS 		THR
1
WD 		THR
2
WD 		THR
3
WD 		OUL
1
18 		OUL
2
Ret 		OUL
3
Ret 		CRO
1
Ret 		CRO
2
Ret 		CRO
3
21 		SNE
1
10 		SNE
2
Ret 		SNE
3
19 		KNO
1
15 		KNO
2
21 		KNO
3
13 		ROC
1
22 		ROC
2
12 		ROC
3
18 		SIL
1
Ret 		SIL
2
23 		SIL
3
21 		BRH
1
23 		BRH
2
21 		BRH
3
16 		25th 15
2017 Adrian Flux Subaru Racing Subaru Levorg GT BRH
1
Ret 		BRH
2
21 		BRH
3
Ret 		DON
1
Ret 		DON
2
24 		DON
3
22 		THR
1
27 		THR
2
28 		THR
3
26 		OUL
1
23 		OUL
2
Ret 		OUL
3
NC 		CRO
1
Ret 		CRO
2
16 		CRO
3
Ret 		SNE
1
15 		SNE
2
8 		SNE
3
5 		KNO
1
5 		KNO
2
5 		KNO
3
5 		ROC
1
1* 		ROC
2
13 		ROC
3
Ret 		SIL
1
17 		SIL
2
21 		SIL
3
15 		BRH
1
19 		BRH
2
22 		BRH
3
26 		16th 79
2018 Team Shredded Wheat Racing with Gallagher Ford Focus RS BRH
1
9 		BRH
2
19 		BRH
3
Ret 		DON
1
5 		DON
2
6 		DON
3
Ret 		THR
1
19 		THR
2
Ret 		THR
3
24 		OUL
1
7 		OUL
2
5 		OUL
3
9 		CRO
1
12 		CRO
2
23 		CRO
3
20 		SNE
1
17 		SNE
2
18 		SNE
3
Ret 		ROC
1
19 		ROC
2
19 		ROC
3
Ret 		KNO
1
24 		KNO
2
18 		KNO
3
22 		SIL
1
21 		SIL
2
28 		SIL
3
20 		BRH
1
10 		BRH
2
16 		BRH
3
14 		21st 67

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Winners Main Page 2007". BRSCC North West Club. 6 October 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  2. ^ "James Cole wraps up 2009 Formula Ford title". racecar.com. 6 October 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Merseyside racer James Cole joins British F3 grid". British Formula 3. MotorSport Vision. 3 March 2010. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  4. ^ "James Cole graduates to F2". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  5. ^ "James Cole signs for Tony Gilham Racing". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 3 January 2013. Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Cole gets Insignia run". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 29 March 2013. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  7. ^ "Cole parts with Team HARD". British Touring Car Championship. TOCA. 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  8. ^ "UNITED AUTOSPORTS CONFIRM 2014 BRITISH TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRY". United Autosports. 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.

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